Lot 15 Canada #8 1857 ½d rose Queen Victoria imperforate, mint with pristine full original gum, never hinged (scarce thus), with frameline just cut into at top right, fine. A very fresh and desirable stamp, seldom seen, ideal for the NH collector. Accompanied by a 2016 V. G. Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade prices a fine hinged single at $1,400. Estimate $1,000, sold for C$850 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 261, New Brunswick 1860 five cent Connell plate proof in brown with overprint, sold for $161
Lot 261 New Brunswick #5Piv 1860 5c Charles Connell Plate Proof in Brown, with Type B SPECIMEN Overprint in Red, on card-mounted India paper, with four nice margins, very fine. Unitrade CV$250, sold for C$140 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 333, Hong Kong 1966 Winston Churchill plate blocks, VF NH, sold for $460
Lot 333 Hong Kong #225-228 1966 Winston Churchill, two sets of matching lower right corner blocks for a total of 8 sets, all mint never hinged, very fine. Scott CV$544, sold for C$400 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 570, Newfoundland 1869 twelve cent pale red brown on folder letter to England, sold for $230
Lot 570 Newfoundland #28a 1869 12c pale red brown Queen Victoria on thin yellow paper Folded Letter to England, mailed St John’s NOV.25.1869 (in red), with Liverpool DEC.12.1869 receiver on front and Poole receiver on back DEC.13.1869. There is a “via Halifax” notation on front. Stamp is damaged and the damaged outer wrapper of this folded letter has been repaired with tape. Unitrade CV$300, sold for C$200 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 51, Canada 1868 twelve and a half cent milky blue Large Queen with no outer frameline, VF hinged, sold for $1035
Lot 51 Canada #28i, ii 1868 12½c milky blue Large Queen, with No Outer Frameline at Value Tablet, mint with full original gum, lightly hinged. A lovely and fresh stamp, very fine. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate stating “gum is lightly sweated” which we believe to be harsh. Unitrade CV$2,550, sold for C$900 plus buyer’s premium.
